Alaska earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska on Tue, Nov 15, 2016, 2:31 PM AKST (23:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 19 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2016-11-15 23:31:01 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
61.620° N, 146.319° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
40

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.538 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3610 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 1.542 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3609 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.137 km SSE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3608 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.150 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3606 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.944 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.59 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3605 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.117 km NNE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.642 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.034 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3604 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 1.628 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3603 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.545 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.549 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3601 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.636 km N of Cordova, Alaska · 3600 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.635 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 1.644 km S of Tonsina, Alaska · 3596 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.211 km SSE of Valdez, Alaska · 3595 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.621 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3593 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.917 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.713 km NW of Glennallen, Alaska · 3592 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.019 km WNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3591 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.217 km NNE of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3590 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.6Southern Alaska · 3589 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.634 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.531 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.514 km SW of Valdez, Alaska · 3589 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.247 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3584 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.728 km SW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3582 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.614 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  30. 1.545 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3581 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 1.728 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3579 days ago · 20 km deep · 26 km away
  32. 1.52 km NW of Glacier View, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 39 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 2.648 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  34. 1.646 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3577 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 1.631 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.717 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  37. 1.737 km W of Valdez, Alaska · 3576 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  38. 1.628 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.835 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3574 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  40. 1.57 km ENE of Silver Springs, Alaska · 3573 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.5Southern Alaska · 3573 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  42. 1.522 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.615 km WSW of Gulkana, Alaska · 3572 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.734 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3571 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 1.617 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 1.66 km SW of Nelchina, Alaska · 3569 days ago · 38 km deep · 47 km away
  47. 2.940 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3568 days ago · 20 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 3.016 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.838 km NNW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3567 days ago · 46 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 1.650 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3566 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 1.649 km SSE of Nelchina, Alaska · 3564 days ago · 39 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.530 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3563 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  53. 1.520 km ENE of Valdez, Alaska · 3562 days ago · 24 km deep · 53 km away
  54. 2.126 km W of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3561 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  55. 1.945 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3560 days ago · 31 km deep · 9 km away
  56. 1.652 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  57. 1.929 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3557 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 2.043 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
  59. 2.020 km S of Glacier View, Alaska · 3556 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.523 km S of Nelchina, Alaska · 3555 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 63.

Before

  1. 1.617 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3611 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.617 km SE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3613 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.624 km NE of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.513 km E of Valdez, Alaska · 3614 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.943 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3615 days ago · 26 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.56 km NNW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3616 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.538 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.516 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.836 km N of Valdez, Alaska · 3617 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.429 km NW of Valdez, Alaska · 3618 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.621 km NW of Eureka Roadhouse, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.716 km ESE of Chickaloon, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 2.142 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3619 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.150 km WNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3621 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.843 km E of Knik River, Alaska · 3622 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.255 km SSE of Glacier View, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.745 km NNW of Valdez, Alaska · 3624 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 1.640 km NW of Tatitlek, Alaska · 3626 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.7Southern Alaska · 3626 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away

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